 The Seven County Metro Area Includes:
Arts Council Region 11. Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. Key Cities: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Anoka, Bloomington, Chaska, Lakeville, Stillwater. Report Highlights Sixty-two percent of Minnesota’s artists live in the seven county Metro Area. Perhaps unsurprisingly then, this area leads by a wide margin every economic indicator including economic impact from artistic expenditures, jobs created, household income generated, and state and local government revenue (see table below). Twenty-six percent of the Metro’s artists reported that they work full-time in the arts, which is second only to the Arrowhead’s 30 percent. This area also had the lowest percentage of artists reporting themselves to be retired/hobbyists (14 percent of participants). While total income for artists in this area totaled $153.6 million per year, that represents only 29 percent of total individual income for these artists. Average artistic income is only $12,529, and other income is only $30,690 per artist. This area had among the highest percentage of respondents who fund their own retirement plans. Fourteen percent had no health insurance. The seven county Metro Area is home to 12,256 individual artists. Artistic spending by these artists totaled $181 million during 2005. $152.5 million of those expenditures (84 percent) were made to merchants and businesses located within the State of Minnesota, and therefore have an impact on Minnesota’s economy. This spending supported 4,402 jobs, generated $133.3M in resident household income and $17.8M in state and local government revenue. Average artistic expenditures of this area’s individual artists (full-time, part-time and hobbyist) during 2005 were $14,773 per artist, compared to the state average of $13,572. Median artist income for full-time artists in this area was $23,000 compared to the state median of $21,841. Area’s 2005 population: 2,746,987 We would be happy to give presentations about the results of this study to any group. Just call MCA at 651-251-0868 to schedule a presentation. |
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